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Two people were killed and four were wounded in a shooting at a town supervisor's meeting in eastern Pennsylvania, a county official reported Monday. The shooting broke out shortly after 7:30 p.m. ET at the Ross Township building in Saylorsburg, about 75 miles north of Philadelphia, Monroe County Emergency Management Director Guy Miller told CNN. A suspected gunman was in custody, and the wounded were being taken to various hospitals nearby, he said.

Four people, including the gunman, are dead today after a shooting that took place in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Three state troopers are also wounded. The suspect, who has yet to be identified, shot at people "randomly." He had killed three people before being confronted by troopers. During the confrontation, one officer was shot and two others were injured. The police were then able to shoot and kill the suspect. The trooper who was shot is expected to survive; the ammunition used by the gunman did not breach the officer's bulletproof vest. Other than the suspect, two men were killed and one...

BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (KDKA) — Emergency officials are on the scene of a deadly shooting in Frankstown Township, in Blair County. Right now, sources tell KDKA-TV that four people are dead, and three Pennsylvania State Troopers were also hurt, but are expected to be okay. Sources say at least part of the shooting took place at the Juniata Valley Gospel Church. Troopers responded to a 9-1-1 shots fired call about 9 a.m. Additional 9-1-1 calls reported an armed man shooting at additional locations. According to sources, two troopers were fired at by the driver of a pickup truck on Juniata...